The XXX Pujada a Lluc
Last Saturday night to Sunday, some 10,000 Mallorcans participated in this year’s Pujada a Lluc a peu de la Part Forana. This annual event was celebrated for the 30th time […]
The Sea Daffodil
A short while ago, I came across this Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) for the first time ever in over twenty years of living here in Mallorca. The flower is also […]
The Mallorca Record Fair
The Fira Internacional del Disc a Mallorca celebrates its tenth edition this weekend. This year’s record fair started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow, September 13th, at the Palma Arena. […]
Mallorca’s Hermitages
All of Mallorca’s hermitages can somehow be traced back to 1275 when Ramon Llull first started the Mallorcan Eremitismo. Ermitas are religious retreats of originally a small proportion, all of […]
Escritura Dealings
The legal system in Spain is based on the Napoleonic Code which makes things quite distinct from countries such as the UK and the USA, where the respective legal systems […]
Raixa Without Soul
Raixa was finally opened to the public last weekend. It is quite exciting to be able to see what all the rumours were about, at long last. If only … […]
Arxiduc Lluís Salvador d’Àustria
The Consell de Mallorca is busy preparing Saturday’s Diada de Mallorca celebrations (September 12th). On that occasion, a number of honours will be bestowed upon personalities, ordinary people and institutions […]
Chilled Gazpacho Soup
I could have posted this blog entry earlier, at the beginning of Summer. But now, at the beginning of September temperatures here are still hot enough in Mallorca to enjoy […]
The Correbou In Fornalutx
Fornalutx is a rather postcard pretty pueblo not far from Sóller. In fact, Fornalutx was part of the Sóller municipality, until the village (town?) gained independence in 1837. Right now, […]
La Beata
The island capital Palma de Mallorca and the towns of Valldemossa and Santa Margalida all compete for the veneration of Mallorca’s only saint, Catalina Tomàs, also known as Sor Tomasseta. […]
The Diada de Mallorca
The Diada de Mallorca is celebrated every year on September 12th, commemorating the historic date in 1276, when King Jaume II signed the Carta de franqueses i privilegis del Regne […]
Chiringuitos
Chiringuitos in Spain are a wonderful institution of almost iconic connotations. Beach life would not be what it is were it not for these wonderful beach bars serving cool drinks, […]
European Day of Jewish Culture
The 10th European Day of Jewish Culture will be celebrated this coming weekend in Palma de Mallorca, as well as in other Spanish cities, plus in many European cities as […]
Aigües Tortes
The Galeria Pelaires in Palma de Mallorca is celebrating its fortieth anniversary. The gallery was founded by Pep Pinya in 1969 and has since developed into a formidable outlet for […]
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